WEBVTT - #345 Packers Unscripted: Rams rundown

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everyone, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford, joined alongside as always by my

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<v Speaker 1>trusted colleague west Hodkuhits were coming to you here from

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<v Speaker 1>our studios at lambau Field and West. At the end

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<v Speaker 1>of this week, the Packers will head west to Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles to take on the Rams, the loan remaining unbeaten

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<v Speaker 1>team in the NFL. And they are seven and oh

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<v Speaker 1>and they've looked pretty impressive in getting to that mark.

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<v Speaker 1>They certainly have, Michael. I mean you look at the

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<v Speaker 1>Rams right now in the way that they're built. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>knew what Sean McVeigh brings the table as an offensive mind,

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<v Speaker 1>and they found their quarterback of the future a number

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<v Speaker 1>of years ago, and Jared Goff Todd Gurley one of

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<v Speaker 1>the prime premier unning backs in this league, no question.

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<v Speaker 1>But what's impressed me the most about the Mike is

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<v Speaker 1>they found ways to complement all those pieces. They found

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<v Speaker 1>some receivers, uh and I think some interesting spots and

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<v Speaker 1>being able to have them come up and make big production,

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<v Speaker 1>big gains in this Andrew Whitworth ends up coming over

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<v Speaker 1>from Cincinnati. All the years he played They're still playing

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<v Speaker 1>at a credibly high all Pro level, even at thirty

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<v Speaker 1>seven years old at left tackle. Defensively, Wade Phillips, that

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<v Speaker 1>big defensive line, it's very difficult to find holes in

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<v Speaker 1>this Los Angeles Rams offense, defense, special teams. They're very

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<v Speaker 1>complete team. Yeah. I think with this offensive system that

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<v Speaker 1>McVeigh is running, it sounds cliche in a sense, but

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<v Speaker 1>but really what they've got in this running back in

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Gurley, you know, to take to steal the old

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<v Speaker 1>Reggie Jackson New York Yankees line. He's kind of the

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<v Speaker 1>straw that stirs the drink, isn't he? Because I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you what, when when it comes to the receivers they

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<v Speaker 1>have and Goff and the tremendous year that he is having,

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<v Speaker 1>teams have to focus their attention on Todd Girly because,

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<v Speaker 1>as Mark as Mike McCarthy said on Tuesday, this is

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<v Speaker 1>a guy who can take over a game. And there's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing defenses fear more than getting the ball just run

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<v Speaker 1>down their throats. So you have to find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to contain Girly. But then that does put the ball

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<v Speaker 1>in Goff's hands, and and he's got quite an array

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<v Speaker 1>of weapons. At wide receiver. And we were talking to

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<v Speaker 1>Kenny Clark about this too on Tuesday, and he said

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<v Speaker 1>that the dangerous thing about Girly is he sets everything

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<v Speaker 1>up for them, as you said, sort of the straw

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<v Speaker 1>that stirs the drink. If you start, you know, creeping

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<v Speaker 1>safeties into the box, if you start playing your linebackers

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<v Speaker 1>too far up, well, that's where they make the play

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<v Speaker 1>action game go. They can really threaten you downfield with

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<v Speaker 1>the weapons that they have. Robert Woods has been a

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<v Speaker 1>revelation since he got there a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>We know what Brandon Cooks does. Cooper Cup coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of Eastern Washington, I believe with the red field out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and if I remember correct, you're three guys that can

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<v Speaker 1>all stretch the field on the perimeter. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, if you dedicate too many resources out there,

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<v Speaker 1>start going too much, too high, well and Gurley burns

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<v Speaker 1>you underneath. So it's a it's a really dangerous game

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<v Speaker 1>you have to play when you're playing the Rams. Some

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<v Speaker 1>have done it better than others to the point of

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<v Speaker 1>this season, but you look at a game like San

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<v Speaker 1>Francisco last week with them, I actually think the fort defense,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it isn't as star powered as it's been

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<v Speaker 1>in the past, but I thought they put together some

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<v Speaker 1>respectable performances this year. The Rams really made them look bad.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, the the challenge for Mike Patton and

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<v Speaker 1>these defensive coaches defense defensive players is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>trying to find that perfect balance between dedicating enough bodies

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<v Speaker 1>enough resources to Todd Gurley without allowing Jared Goff in

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<v Speaker 1>that passing game to stretch you vertically. Yeah, here's an

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<v Speaker 1>interesting thing statistically about Girlely that I looked up this week.

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<v Speaker 1>He does lead the NFL and rushing yards. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>he's that six eighty six through seven games. But the

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<v Speaker 1>interesting thing about that is in seven games, he actually

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<v Speaker 1>only has a hundred plus yards in three out of

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<v Speaker 1>seven games, which seems kind of odd for a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who's leading the league. But one of those hundred yard

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<v Speaker 1>games was actually a two hundred yard game, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's a sign that defenses have, at least some

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<v Speaker 1>defenses have figured out how to contain Girly. But when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the fact that the Rams overall on offense,

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<v Speaker 1>they're averaging thirty three and a half points a game,

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<v Speaker 1>you look at these wide receivers West You you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>Woods and Cup and Cooks. Um Cooks has the highest

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<v Speaker 1>yards per catch of the three, He's the most explosive,

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<v Speaker 1>the big play guy. Cup has the most touchdowns. Woods

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<v Speaker 1>has the most yards and receptions out of the bunch.

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<v Speaker 1>So if if there's a classic pick your poison when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to defending an offense, this is this really

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<v Speaker 1>is one of those. This is what I really respect

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<v Speaker 1>about the Rams two is that they have their personnel,

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<v Speaker 1>They have their three receivers, They have a tight end

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<v Speaker 1>in Higbee. They have Girly Malcolm Brown. You see a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of him, but realistically, man, they're not disguising anything.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, they're gonna some of their concepts will be,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know what personnel you're gonna see. You know

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<v Speaker 1>what kind of packages you're gonna see. The Rams are

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<v Speaker 1>daring you to stop them. To make one more note

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<v Speaker 1>on Girly, what I find really impressive six yards. He

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have a carry over thirty this year. It just

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<v Speaker 1>shows you that a lot of this production it isn't

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<v Speaker 1>just one big, huge carry And then that's what you know.

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<v Speaker 1>No Pontenda carries the day for him it's just consistent production,

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<v Speaker 1>getting in favorable second and third down situations in allowing

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<v Speaker 1>your playmakers to make plays from there. You bring up

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<v Speaker 1>a great stat about the receivers. I wasn't even aware

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<v Speaker 1>of that. I did know that Cooks is among the

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<v Speaker 1>league leaders in yards per catch in obviously Woods with

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<v Speaker 1>six d two yards receiving. That jumps off the page.

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<v Speaker 1>But to have three different guys leading in three different areas,

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<v Speaker 1>that's how you draw it up. When you go back

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<v Speaker 1>to the Packers in two thousand eleven, that's usually the

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<v Speaker 1>comparison I usually draw with a lot of these teams.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how you really get defensive coordinators scratching their heads

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<v Speaker 1>because on any given week, you don't know who it

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<v Speaker 1>could be. Yeah, if there's one thing that you latch onto,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe as a Packer's defense. In terms of something you

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<v Speaker 1>can try to take advantage of against this Rams offense,

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<v Speaker 1>it's that Jared Goff has thrown five interceptions. Now, five

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<v Speaker 1>interceptions in seven games. Not an alarming number. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a guy who's completing about his passes. His passerrating is

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<v Speaker 1>over a hundred and ten I believe for the season.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're nitpicking a little bit here when you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about him throwing five interceptions. But if the Packers can

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<v Speaker 1>get Golf to make a mistake or two, now that

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<v Speaker 1>comes with stopping Todd Gurley or at least or at

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<v Speaker 1>least containing him and preventing the big plays that we've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about, because this offense, this offense will make you

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<v Speaker 1>pay with the big plays, the forty fifty yard explosive gains.

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<v Speaker 1>But if the Packers can do those kinds of things,

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<v Speaker 1>then you know, you get one or two mistakes out

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<v Speaker 1>of Jared Goff in a crucial situation, then just maybe

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<v Speaker 1>that's something that turns the turns the tide in your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite Denver set the blueprint for this, I think yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And and the Rams were able to squeak out of victory.

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<v Speaker 1>I think partly included in that is the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>Denver has had a lot of issues offensively with case

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<v Speaker 1>Keenum and you know the direction that thing's gone. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you look at that game with Golf, fourteen completions

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<v Speaker 1>on attempts with an interception was sacked five times, a

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<v Speaker 1>fifty eight point eight passer rating. That usually isn't good

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<v Speaker 1>enough to get it done. But what fortunately for the Rams,

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<v Speaker 1>they have Girly to pick them up from there. They

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<v Speaker 1>have a defense that's going to keep you in ball games.

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<v Speaker 1>So there aren't a lot of ways that you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to attack them and have everything fall apart.

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna be able to counter you in different ways.

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<v Speaker 1>But to your point, Mike, you do need to remember

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<v Speaker 1>that Jared Goff is a third year quarterback. At this time,

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<v Speaker 1>he's still only, let's see, twenty four years old. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there are going to be opportunities there. They aren't going

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<v Speaker 1>to be plentiful, but if you do get those chances,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be able to execute on it. Yeah. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned this defense the Rams have and I want

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you what, there's absolutely no question at all

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<v Speaker 1>that it starts with Aaron Donald on that defensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>And I tell you I remember back when Aaron Donald

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<v Speaker 1>was coming out of the University of Pittsburgh, he had

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<v Speaker 1>won every college defensive award. I mean, you know, the Bednarik,

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<v Speaker 1>the butt Kiss, the Lombardi or whatever. All. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even know the names of all of them, but all

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<v Speaker 1>all of those, all those awards for defensive players in college,

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<v Speaker 1>he won them all. He went to the Senior Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>He absolutely dominated everybody at the Senior Bowl. He was

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<v Speaker 1>the star of the Week in Mobile, Alabama. And yet

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<v Speaker 1>there were still teams that, based on his height, they

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<v Speaker 1>did not actually think he was a first round draft pick.

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<v Speaker 1>Credit the Rams. They nord all the rest of that noise.

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<v Speaker 1>They took Aaron Donald in the first round. He's now

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<v Speaker 1>the reigning defensive player of the Year in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Should mention Todd Gurley um is the reigning offensive player

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<v Speaker 1>in the Year in the NFL as well, but Donald

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<v Speaker 1>is the reigning defensive player of the year. He's coming

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<v Speaker 1>off a four SAT game against the San Francisco forty Niners.

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<v Speaker 1>He now leads the NFL with eight sacks through seven games.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on pace for a career high. And this is

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<v Speaker 1>a guy who has an interior defensive lineman has had

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<v Speaker 1>double digit sacks twice already in his career. This guy is,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy is amazing. I mean he he is. He

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<v Speaker 1>is the focal point of any offensive game plan against

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<v Speaker 1>this Rams defense. And the thing that's impressed about Donald

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<v Speaker 1>He's done it since day one that he entered the league.

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<v Speaker 1>There's never been a let up. There's never been a

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<v Speaker 1>learning curve for him. He's just produced since the very beginning.

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<v Speaker 1>It's actually funny that you go back and looking at

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<v Speaker 1>there four games he didn't start his rookie year in

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand four sort of reminds you a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>I think at Clay Matthews that once he did it

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<v Speaker 1>in the lineup, the guy was just a natural born

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<v Speaker 1>star took off. And here's the other thing too, I

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<v Speaker 1>like questions about his height coming out of of pit.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder what the San Francisco forty Niners think of that, because,

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately for them, they've had to see a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>him over the years, and he's been incredibly productive with

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<v Speaker 1>another big game last week. Six pounds by any measure,

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<v Speaker 1>that should not be a combination that makes you think

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<v Speaker 1>defensive player of the year. And that's not a disrespectful

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<v Speaker 1>thing to to Donald or anybody at that size. But

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<v Speaker 1>typically height is one thing, but wait is another, like

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<v Speaker 1>even like guys like Mike Daniels. To see Daniels isn't

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<v Speaker 1>the tallest guy in the world, but he still is

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<v Speaker 1>over three pounds. Donald just makes it work for him

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<v Speaker 1>and his ability to be able to to beat these

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<v Speaker 1>interior offensive guards and centers that are routinely twenty sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>forty pounds heavier than him just a huge testament to

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<v Speaker 1>him and his play style. I love I love to

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<v Speaker 1>watch him play. It was interesting I wrote a story

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<v Speaker 1>for on Kenny Clark about him and kind of being

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<v Speaker 1>able to pick up where he left off from last season.

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<v Speaker 1>Clark right now is third in the league monkst defensive

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<v Speaker 1>tackles for snaps played at a little over Donald actually

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<v Speaker 1>leads the league right now in that category, just under ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>He does it from beginning to end. His motor does

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<v Speaker 1>not stop. It's impressive to watch man. Yeah, well, and

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<v Speaker 1>what the Rams have done on the defensive side of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. Donald was a first round pick the year

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<v Speaker 1>he came out, and he is the centerpiece of that defense.

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<v Speaker 1>But the rest of it they've kind of built through

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<v Speaker 1>free agency. They've signed and Dominican sue to uh to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of pair with Aaron Donald on the interior of

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive line, and both of those guys will move

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<v Speaker 1>around and line up in different spots, but essentially they're

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<v Speaker 1>that defensive line tandem. Um. They picked up Marcus Peters,

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<v Speaker 1>a key to leave at cornerback. Now to leave is

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<v Speaker 1>on injured reserve, but but you've got Peters. Obviously. They

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<v Speaker 1>signed Sam Shields, who has come back from essentially missing

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<v Speaker 1>two entire seasons due to his multiple concussions in his career.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to see Shields back out there playing again. The

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<v Speaker 1>Packers will Packers will probably see him a fair amount,

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps on Sunday after But they've they they've built this

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<v Speaker 1>defense by by sort of plucking different guys from around

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<v Speaker 1>the league and uh and and plugging them in and

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<v Speaker 1>it's working. I mean, obviously, you can't argue with the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that that they're undefeated. There have been some teams

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<v Speaker 1>who have racked up some yards and some points. Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>had a big offensive game against these guys on a

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<v Speaker 1>on a Thursday night, we saw both the Seattle and

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<v Speaker 1>the Denver. Bronco is not known for explosive offense, so

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<v Speaker 1>to speak, but they scored enough points to stay right

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<v Speaker 1>in the game with these guys and take them down

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<v Speaker 1>to the wire as well. So u um an impressive defense.

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<v Speaker 1>But yet there are some areas statistically where where they

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<v Speaker 1>have they have some numbers that don't necessarily look like

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<v Speaker 1>an undefeated team. Yeah, and I mean it is something

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<v Speaker 1>to where when you put up the offensive yards that

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<v Speaker 1>their offense puts up there, your defense is going to

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<v Speaker 1>give up yards too, because a lot of offenses are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be put in you know, two minute situations. So um.

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<v Speaker 1>But that being said, they have guys who can take

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<v Speaker 1>away the ball. They have guys that can pressure your quarterback. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>they have different as I'm mentioned earlier, they have different

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<v Speaker 1>ways to win. If it ends up being a game

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<v Speaker 1>in the twenties of the teens, they have a defense

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<v Speaker 1>that can keep them in it, that can get him

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<v Speaker 1>on the positive side of that. Uh what what it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably impressed me more than anything. I mean, it's one

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<v Speaker 1>thing to go get Brandon Cooks or to get Marcus Peters,

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<v Speaker 1>and and obviously what happened coming out of Kansas City.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been probably more impressed over the years and how

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<v Speaker 1>they've augmented their roster offense and defensive by finding I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to call them cast offs, but finding the

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Woods is finding the Mark Barrens, who sort of

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<v Speaker 1>appeared to be on the outskirts of his career and then,

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<v Speaker 1>as it turns out, the Rams were able to use

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<v Speaker 1>him in a hybrid role. Was sort of on the

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<v Speaker 1>cutting edge of that. It has been there now for

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<v Speaker 1>a number of years in making plays. The Sam Shields

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<v Speaker 1>one was a little different. I mean, I made my

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<v Speaker 1>opinion very clear on Shields in the past. I he's

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<v Speaker 1>a tremendous person. I've enjoyed my time covering on my

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<v Speaker 1>wish for nothing but the best for him in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>I would be lying to you if I told you

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<v Speaker 1>I still didn't watch his games with bated breath. But

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that he's been able to come back, he

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<v Speaker 1>always had the legs, dude, I mean, like the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>when he left Green Bay. It wasn't that he couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>pluy a on the field. I mean, it's not that

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<v Speaker 1>he'd lost his ability. He has gifts that you cannot

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<v Speaker 1>coach in this league. So I wish nothing but success

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<v Speaker 1>for him. We'll see how this game plays out, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Rams are deep in their deep at number

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<v Speaker 1>of positions and shields. Insertion at cornerback is is another

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<v Speaker 1>one of those spots. Yeah, the one thing to look

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<v Speaker 1>at statistically, maybe a couple of things going into this

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<v Speaker 1>game with this Rams defense. You know, as I say,

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying to nitpick against an undefeated team and trying

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<v Speaker 1>to find maybe where the chinks in the armor are.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of things where they rank in the bottom

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<v Speaker 1>third of the league defensively. One is actually yards per

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<v Speaker 1>carry allowed by opposing running games. They don't allow a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of rushing yards total because teams are throwing the

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<v Speaker 1>ball like crazy to try to keep up with that offense.

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<v Speaker 1>But when teams do run the ball, the yards per

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<v Speaker 1>carry it's it's rather productive. They aren't great in that statistic.

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<v Speaker 1>And the other one is third down. Their third down

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<v Speaker 1>defense does actually rank quite a bit lower than the

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<v Speaker 1>bulk of the league. So when you look at all

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<v Speaker 1>these things the pa Kers have been talking about over

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of weeks, over the bye week about

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<v Speaker 1>you know, wanting to find more run pass balance, needing,

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<v Speaker 1>needing to be better in situational football, particularly third down,

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<v Speaker 1>red zone. We know the third downs. For the Packers,

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<v Speaker 1>it comes down to the down and distance. Because Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers pointed out the other day the Packers have had

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<v Speaker 1>in in six games, they've had twenty two third downs

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<v Speaker 1>of eleven plus yards. That's an unbelievable number, it really is.

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<v Speaker 1>That's an area the Packers need to need to fix,

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<v Speaker 1>and and getting the running game going is one way

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<v Speaker 1>to help fix that. Yeah, absolutely have to do it

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<v Speaker 1>early too. They have to be able to establish that.

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<v Speaker 1>They got to stay in with pace with the Rams.

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<v Speaker 1>They can't fall behind. I think that's gonna be the

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<v Speaker 1>big thing here because the way that Los Angeles is structured,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't really allow teams to get back in it

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<v Speaker 1>once they blow them out. When you're in it with them.

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<v Speaker 1>They've had a lot of games down to the wire.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned some of their stats. It's reflected in their scores.

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<v Speaker 1>They've been able to squeak out some two and three

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<v Speaker 1>point victories this season. So for the Packers, we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it every week, but getting off to a fast start,

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<v Speaker 1>being able to establish that early on, and honestly, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just excited too to see Aaron Rodgers back to

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<v Speaker 1>back for yard games offense right now, fourth in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>Packers have been able to move to football. This will

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<v Speaker 1>be a nice little challenge to see if they can

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<v Speaker 1>do it in the coliseum. Yeah. Well, we've got a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of more days to talk about the keys to

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<v Speaker 1>victory here for the Packers, and we'll get to those

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<v Speaker 1>as the week goes on, but for now, we'll call

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<v Speaker 1>it a wrap on this edition of Packers on Script,

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